The Silent Crisis of Africa’s Endangered Great Apes

With a combined global population estimated between <a href="https://en.unesco.org/themes/biodiversity/great-apes" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">519,000 and 688,000</a>, all non-human great ape species (gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and Asia’s orangutans) are either endangered or critically endangered on the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix 1, suggesting that there is a significant risk of extinction in the near future. In Africa, in particular, they are facing severe threats of habitat destruction and poaching for bushmeat. According to a <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Daniel-Styles-Empty-Forests-live-great-ape-trafficking.April2023.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">report</a> published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, great apes are also increasingly targeted to supply international demand for pets and zoo attractions in countries such as China, Pakistan, Libya, and the Gulf States. <a href="https://medium.com/@Tusk_org/the-silent-crisis-of-africas-endangered-great-apes-a6ab66800186">Click Here</a>